The haphazard nature of single-use plastic bans is forming a complex regulatory landscape for disposables across the US.

Freedonia Group analysis of the global major household appliances market shows where challenges are being felt most strongly and the best opportunities for future growth. See the four key areas to watch.

Innovative technologies and marketing strategies are changing residential security by opening the market up to a new base of consumers – such as millennials and urbanites – who historically faced a cost barrier.

The shifting legal environment for marijuana growing can make opportunities difficult to gauge.

Consumers historically chose private label wipes for their lower price. Read on to learn about new strategies of premiumization and diversification that manufacturers hope will rival their brand-name competitors.

Global Power Lawn & Garden Equipment study analyzes major trends affecting markets at the global, regional, and national levels. Following are four promising growth areas.

The dynamics of global markets for pools, spas and related equipment and chemicals are expected to renormalize going forward based on mature-market trends, though continued expansion of developing markets will boost gains.

Cannabis legalization is blazing across North America – from the 2018 Farm Bill freeing production and trade of industrial hemp in the US, to the 2018 Cannabis Act legalizing recreational marijuana in Canada. Additionally, eleven US states and the District of Columbia have legalized recreational marijuana, and more are expected to try (or try again) in the months and years ahead.

Mixed in among posts about make-up and slime is a social media stalwart: plants. Social media is providing not only indirect marketing for the $10.7 billion dollar live goods market, but valuable insights on the latest consumer plant trends.

According to a recent report from The Freedonia group, global e-commerce packaging demand is forecast to reach $22.1 billion in 2023, spurred by robust growth in e-commerce sales worldwide.